McGraw-Hill Professional Establishes Digital Advisory Board

McGraw-Hill Professional, in its continuing effort to provide the most authoritative and innovative digital content to professionals and students worldwide, today announced the establishment of a Digital Advisory Board. The board comprises representatives from McGraw-Hill's customer base, including decisionmakers in corporate, public and academic libraries at Sun Microsystems, Weill Cornell Medical College, the University of Ottawa, the University of Toronto, and the University of California-San Diego.

The board's goal is to engage McGraw-Hill Professional content developers and customers in an ongoing dialogue about the most innovative and cost- effective ways to deliver valuable digital content - from science teaching aids and engineering e-books to the latest medical information. The board will also provide guidance on improvements to McGraw-Hill's existing, market-leading online services such as AccessMedicine.com which includes Harrison's Online, AccessScience.com, and DigitalEngineeringLibrary.com. All of these online services provide thousands of professionals, students, and researchers worldwide with digital information from the most trusted sources.

"The creation of this new board demonstrates McGraw-Hill's commitment to the information professional and our role in content management," explained board member Christy Confetti Higgins, digital library program lead for SunLibrary, Sun Microsystems' corporate library. "As librarians, we focus on the needs of our customers who require the necessary information to learn, be productive, and do their work effectively - from anywhere and on any device. As members of McGraw-Hill's Digital Advisory Board, our role is to help McGraw-Hill understand what our customers need and help them deliver. We all benefit from this new relationship."

"McGraw-Hill is known worldwide for our comprehensive content that we deliver in any form our customers prefer," said Michael Hays, vice president, McGraw-Hill Digital. "Our board members are in sync with the needs of so many different end users and our ongoing dialogue with them enhances our ability to provide cutting-edge solutions and services."

About McGraw-Hill Professional

McGraw-Hill Professional is a leading provider of print and electronic materials for the professional markets, including business, computing, science, technical and medical titles. It is a unit of The McGraw-Hill Companies (NYSE: MHP), a global information services provider meeting worldwide needs in the financial services, education and business information markets through leading brands such as Standard & Poor's and BusinessWeek. Founded in 1888, the Corporation has more than 300 offices in 40 countries. Sales in 2004 were $5.3 billion. Additional information is available at http://www.mheducation.com/

SOURCE: McGraw-Hill Professional

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